...His manna hath compassed your tent; his doctrine hath dropped as the rain, and his words distilled as the dew ; as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass. As his beloved you have dwelt in safety by him, and the Lord hath covered you all the day long, when...

...His manna hath compassed your tent; his doctrine hath dropped as the rain, and his words distilled as the dew ; as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass. As his beloved you have dwelt in safety by him, and the Lord hath covered you all the day long, when...

...forgot the law of kindness, and, therefore, " their doctrine dropped as the rain, their speech distilled as the dew ; as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass." How many hard and obdurate hearts must have softened and dissolved at the recollection, that Jesus...

...imparted to them proves like the doctrine which dropt as the rain, at the tpeeeh which distils like the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass ! Charlotte. Mr. Davey gives the following account of this Station — Charlotte continues to claim...

...meliusque prcceduut.— Seneca ifc Clement, lib. ic 1. p. 463. and his speech distil as the gentle dew ; as the small rain upon the tender herb ; and as the showers upon the grass ; while his tongue is expressing the name of the Lord, and ascribing greatness to his God ! (Deut....

...legislator, who could call the heavens and the earth to be his auditors, and say with authority, " My doctrine shall drop as the rain ; my speech shall...the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass." Joshua's exhortation to the elders before his death ; Samuel':* remonstrance with the Israelites for...

...Heavenly doctrine, or the word of God, is likesvise compared to dew. ' My doctrine,' says Moses, ' shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as...small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers on the grass;' that is, my doctrine shall have the same effect upon your hearts, as dew has upon the...

...your speech be like that of aged Moses — " My doctrine," says he, " shall drop as th£ rain, and distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass." In a word, your whole deportment should be more heavenly than earthly. The language, the affections,...

...are selfish, whose affections are dead, or whose thoughts are vain, to say, with the son of Amram, " My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall...the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass." It is not for him to exhibit the excellency of speech, because he cannot feel its power. It is not...

...xxxii. 1 — 4. Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak ; and hear, 0 earth, the words of my mouth. My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall...the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: because I will publish the name of the Lord: ascribe ye greatness unto our God. He is the Rock, his...